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se couper en quatre
verb
to bend over backwards
se creuser la cervelle
verb
to rack one's brain, to cudgel one's brain, to put one's thinking cap on
se creuser la tête
verb
to rack one's brain, to cudgel one's brain
se creuser les méninges
verb
to rack one's brain, to cudgel one's brain
se croire le premier moutardier du pape
verb
to think one is God's gift to the world, to think one is the business, to be full of oneself
se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter
verb
to think one is God's gift to the world, to think one is the business, to be full of oneself, to think one is the bee's knees, to think highly of oneself
se croire tout permis
verb
to think one can do whatever one likes
se croiser les bras
verb
to sit back and do nothing
se crêper le chignon
verb
to get into an argument, to argue, to fight, to have a catfight, to be at each other's throats
se curer le nez
verb
to pick one's nose
se donner bonne conscience
verb
to ease one's conscience, to make oneself feel better
se donner des airs
verb
to put on airs, to give oneself airs
se donner du mal
verb
to bend over backwards, go to a lot of effort
se donner en spectacle
verb
to make a show of oneself, to make a spectacle of oneself, to make an exhibition of oneself
se donner la mort
verb
to commit suicide
se donner la peine
verb
to go to the trouble of, to take the trouble to, to bother to, to take the time to
se donner le mot
verb
to be in agreement, to be in concert
se donner un genre
verb
to give oneself airs
se donner une contenance
verb
to put up a front; to try to appear unaffected
se dorer la pilule
verb
to get a tan, to bask in the sun
se dépiquer
verb
to recover one's good humour
se désapproprier
verb
"to renounce (property)"
se faire avoir
verb
Get caught out; get hoodwinked
se faire chier
verb
to be annoyed, to be pissed off; to be bored; to bother oneself
se faire de la bile
verb
to tie oneself in knots, to worry oneself sick
se faire des cheveux blancs
verb
to tie oneself in knots, to worry oneself sick
se faire des couilles en or
verb
to make a bundle, to make a mint, to be minting it, to rake in money hand over fist
se faire des films
verb
to imagine things, to have another think coming, to be deluded
se faire des idées
verb
to imagine things, to have another think coming, to be deluded
se faire des illusions
verb
to imagine things, to be deluded
se faire dessus
verb
to crap oneself, to shit oneself (to lose control of one's bowels and accidentally defecate on oneself); to shit oneself, to shit one's pants (to be extremely frightened)
se faire du mauvais sang
verb
to tie oneself in knots, to worry oneself sick
se faire du mouron
verb
to tie oneself in knots, to worry oneself sick
se faire désirer
verb
to play hard to get
se faire fort de
verb
to be convinced one can do something; to assure, to give the assurance, to guarantee that one will take care of some task
se faire jour
verb
to surface, to emerge
se faire la belle
verb
to do a bunk, to take French leave, to skip town
se faire la main
verb
to try one's hand (in), to get one's hand in, to get accustomed (to), to train oneself (in), to practise
se faire la malle
verb
to do a bunk, to take French leave, to skip town, to show a clean pair of heels
se faire la paire
verb
to do a bunk, to take French leave, to skip town, to show a clean pair of heels
se faire les dents
verb
to cut one's teeth
se faire petit
verb
to lie low, to keep quiet
se faire porter pâle
verb
to call in sick; to pull a sickie, to malinger
se faire prier
verb
to need persuading, to need coaxing
se faire rare
verb
to become scarce, to become rare
se faire sauter la cervelle
verb
to blow one's brains out, to shoot oneself in the head
se faire tard
verb
to get late
se faire tout petit
verb
to lie low, to keep quiet
se faire un nom
verb
to make a name for oneself
se faire un sang d'encre
verb
to be worried sick, to be worried to death
se faire une raison
verb
to resign oneself, to accept an unfavorable situation, to come to terms with something
se faire une religion
verb
to form a firm conviction or opinion about something
se faire vieux
verb
to get on, to get old, to become old
se fendre la poire
verb
to laugh one's head off, to have a good laugh
se ficher comme de colin-tampon
verb
to not give a damn
se ficher comme de l'an quarante de
verb
synonym of se moquer comme de l'an quarante de
se fourrer le doigt dans l'œil
verb
synonym of se mettre le doigt dans l'œil
se foutre comme de l'an quarante de
verb
synonym of se moquer comme de l'an quarante de
se foutre de
verb
to not give a damn about (something); to take the piss out of (someone), to make fun of someone
se foutre de la gueule de
verb
to make fun of, to laugh at, to take the piss out of